Week of March 18, 2018

To the Best of Our KnowledgeWhat Can We Learn from Teenagers? - They’re not old enough to vote yet, but Generation Z is shaping up to be one of the most activist generations in recent memory. Can they fix the mess we made? This hour, meet a teen advisor to the UN Foundation, a couple of slam poets, and a 17-year old running for Governor of Texas.

Old Time Radio DramaFort Laramie - "The Beasley Girls" :
Captain Quince plans to exchange a captured Sioux chief for two prisoner "white women" held by the Indians.
This episode was originally aired March 18th, 1956.

Old Time Radio DramaEscape - "The Man with the Steel Teeth" :
An American journalist is arrested in Moscow by the Secret Police. He is imprisoned and tortured to get him to confess to false charges...by a man with steel teeth! An adventure-filled escape follows, with a surprise ending.
This episode was originally aired March 15th, 1952.

Old Time Radio DramaThe Adventures of Sam Spade - "The Sinister Siren Caper" :
A beautiful redhead has drawn a line around six names in the phone book. The six are then murdered...one at a time!
This episode was originally aired March 16th, 1951.

Old Time Radio DramaQuiet Please - "Dark Rosalie" :
When a man's beloved dies, he contemplates suicide but is taken to a fair place in Ireland by a strange man in a rowboat.
This episode was originally aired March 13th, 1949.

The Morning ShowTranscribing Personal Notes From SCOTUS Justices - A project recording the personal notes of former U.S. Supreme Court justices needs volunteers. We talk about why hundreds of people are cutting up and combing through handwritten notes, and learn what scholars hope to discover as everyday citizens document and detail conversations from former justices on the high court.
SCOTUS Notes is accepting more volunteers for the project. Visit this website to learn more. Guest(s): Timothy Johnson

The Morning ShowSound Off: Gubernatorial Race - We want to hear what you think about the upcoming governor’s race. What’s the biggest issue in your mind as you’re thinking about who to vote for? What issues do you with candidates would talk more about? Give us a call and share your thoughts!

The Morning ShowWhy The Way We Talk About Disability Matters - After the death of Stephen Hawking last week, media outlets from around the globe ran stories about the physicist’s life and accomplishments. Many of these stories referenced the fact that Hawking had ALS, but disability rights advocates are taking issue with some of the language used to describe it. We look at how we talk about disability - both in the media, and in our everyday lives - why it matters, and how we can foster better discourse about disability. Guest(s): Lawrence Carter-Long

Chapter A DayThe Book of Polly 11 of 15 - Michele Good reads from “The Book of Polly” by Kathy Hepinstall. For as long as Willow Havens can remember, she has been obsessed with the death of her mother, Polly. After all, Polly is at least 50 years older than most other mothers and she smokes like a chimney. But until recently, this obsessive fear has been silly, really. Polly may be old, but she’s tough, resilient, feisty. That is, until cancer started taking over her body.